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Peat


Peat is an organo-mineral mass containing more than 60% (by weight) plant remains and characterized by high compressibility, low specific (from 1.3 to 1.6 g/cm³) and bulk density

Source: "SNiP 449-72. Construction Norms. Guidelines for the Design of Earthworks for Railways and Roadways"

(approved by the State Construction Committee of the USSR on 29.12.1972)

Peat: a geological formation consisting of plant remains altered during the process of bog-type soil formation

Source: "ORGANIC FERTILIZERS. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS. GOST R 53042-2008"

(approved by the Order of Rosstandart dated 15.12.2008 No Article 403

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